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saphænous

saphænous is the obsolete form of saphenous.

Meaning of saphenous

Adjective

saphenous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
    • This problem is most critical when dealing with the entry of the great or small saphenous vein into the deep venous system.1996, Johannes Petres, Rainer Rompel, Perry Robins, Dermatologic Surgery, page 111

Questions about saphænous

What is saphænous the obsolete form of?
Saphænous is the obsolete form of saphenous.

Words near saphænous in the dictionary

  1. saphirs
  2. saphism
  3. saphist
  4. SAPHO syndrome
  5. saphranin
  6. saphænous
  7. SAPI
  8. sapi-utan
  9. Sapia
  10. Sapian
  11. sapiao

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